“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler”
Albert Einstein is famous for the above quote, and while he obviously wasn’t referring to taking pictures, his thinking can, and arguably should be applied to professional photography. High-end portrait shoots become complex very quickly when you start using more than one light source, so we’ve broken down the artform with our practical and pro guide to outdoor portraits. My reasoning for shooting people in natural light has always been about the aesthetic you can capture, and the simplicity it allows, rather than the more honest truth that I’m not that comfortable in a studio. Even so, by learning how to blend natural light and flash outdoors, you can capture some stunning shots. In the portraits feature (p22), discover essential advice for kit, colour themes and temperature and how to…